Identification of physiological traits underlying cultivar differences in drought tolerance in rice and wheat

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-46

  Praba, M L ^a,b,c   Cairns, J E ^a   Babu, R C ^c   Lafitte, H R ^a,d  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Pioneer Hi Bred International   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative physiology; Drought tolerance; Rice wheat; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FERTILITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RICE; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS; WHEAT;

ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 58249119563     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2008.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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